The FIFA sport sequence produced some legendary soundtracks that includes some iconic artists – however do you know that EA Sports activities performed a key function in launching one star’s profession?
And never simply any outdated star both – none aside from Canada’s pop-punk queen, Avril Lavigne.
Lee Worth, creator of the e-book ‘FIFA Soccer: The Story Behind the Video Recreation Sensation’ defined to FourFourTwo precisely how.
“In the event you suppose again to FIFA 98 and listening to Blur’s Music 2 on repeat, I liked that tune due to FIFA, and there are lots of individuals who say the identical a few totally different tune,” reminisces Worth.
“Certainly one of my favorite tales was that EA Sports activities principally found Avril Lavigne. Certainly one of her very first gigs was in EA’s canteen, making an attempt to impress the music man they’d employed, as a result of they realised that having a soundtrack elevated the authenticity and feeling of the sport. They agreed a deal to place Lavigne’s debut single, ‘Difficult’, into FIFA 2003.”
‘Difficult’ was one of many largest hits on Lavigne’s debut album, ‘Let Go’, however would she have reached the identical ranges of world fame with out a little assist from the gorgeous sport? We simply do not know…
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